Total Crime Rate
227.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Outram Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East , and the 112th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Outram Road (CR0 6XE) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% higher than the Addiscombe East average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1750.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (β 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2000.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Outram Road (CR0 6XE), the main crime hotspot is near Addiscombe Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Crabtree Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lower Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Academy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Academy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Addiscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Addiscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Addiscombe Road | β |
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